End-gate



(No Model.)

G. CARPENTER. END GATE.

Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

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* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC GEORGE J. CARPENTER, OF BETHEL, MICHIGAN.

EN D-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,768, dated April29, 1890.

Serial No. 344,315. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. CARPENTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bethel, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in' vEnd-Gates; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to end gates for wagons; and it consists in thenovel construe tion and combination of the parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, whereby the endg'ate may be used as an inclinedscoop-board or removed altogether for dumping. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the complete end-gate,showing the lower endgate in its inclined position. Fig. 2 is a rearview of the complete end-gate. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the completeend-gate with the upper end-gate partly swung open.

A is the boxor frame of the wagon, provided with sides a.

B are plates secured to the sides a for bracing them to the bottom, andb are stop-pins which project outwardly from the said plates.

0 are plates pivoted upon pins 0 at the lower corners of plates B, and care curved slots which slide upon the pins 17.

D are spring catches secured to the sides a and adapted to engage withthe holes d in plates 0 when the lower end-gate is in its verticalposition. The end-gate is let down to the inclined position, as shown inFig. 1, by pressing the catches outwardly and turning it upon the pins 0until the ends of the slots 0 come against the pins 1).

D are hinge-pins secured to plates 0. These pins are vertical and closeto the sides a when the lower end-gate is in its vertical position.

v E are plates secured to the sides CL and provided with hinge-pins e.

The upper end-gate is made in two parts F F, each of which is providedwith hooks e for pivotally engaging with the said hingepins 6. The partF is longer than the part F, and is provided with the edge plate f,having holes j" for the guidepins, and the latch g. The part F isprovided with the edge plate g and pins h, adapted to engage with holesf. G is an arm secured to part F and provided with the hole h, adaptedto pass turned far enough the hooks may be disen- I gaged from thehinge-pins and the parts detached from the wagon-sides altogether.

The lower end-gate is made in two parts H H, similar to the parts F F ofthe upper endgate, and these parts are similarly provided with edgeplates f and g, holes f, and pins h. J is a projecting arm on part Hsimilar to arm G on part F, and is provided with a similar spring-catchG, hole h, and guide-pins I. The part H is also provided with a latch gand pin-holes 2. The parts H H are each provided with hooks j, similarto hooks e and adapted to engage with the hinge-pins D.

The upper and lower end-gates are operated in exactly the same mannerand are alike in all respects, except that the lower end-gate is muchdeeper and is hinged to the pivoted plates 0, so that it may be let downtoan inclined position instead of being hinged to plates secured to theWagon-box sides.

\Vhat I claim is 1. The combination, with the Wagon-sides and thehinge-pins supported thereby, of an end-gate made of two removableparts, each pivoted to the said hinge-pins by hooks, and a spring-catchdevice and guide-pins for coupling the two parts of the end-gatetogether, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the wagon=sides and the hinge-pins supportedthereby, of an end-gateinade of tworemovableparts,eachpivoted to thesaid hinge-pins by hooks, the long arm secured to one part, thespring-catch, the latch projecting from the other part, and theguide-pins h and I, projecting from one part and engaging withcorresponding holes in the other part, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the wagonsides, of the plates B, securedthereto and provided with stop pins, the plates C, pivoted to plates Band provided with hinge-pins and curved slots engaging with the saidstop-pins, catches secured to the wagon-sides for retaining the plates0, and the end-gate made of two removable parts, each provided withhooks engaging with the said hinge-pins, and a fastening device forsecuring the two said parts together and permitting the end gate to belowered to an inclined position, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

i. The combination, with the wagon-sides, of the plates 0, pivotallyattached thereto and provided with hinge-pins, the lower end-gate madein two removable parts, each provided with hooks engagin with the saidhinge-pins and adapted to he let down to an inclined po- GEORGE J.CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. COMPTON, ALPHEUs CLARK.

